DONALDSON, POSTMASTER GENERAL, v. READ MAGAZINE, INC. ET AL.
Supreme Court Cases
333 U.S. 178 (1948)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether an order issued by the Postmaster General that mail to Read Magazine be marked "fraudulent" and returned to sender violated the First Amendment
Action
Reversed and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- John W. Burke Jr. View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Robert L. Stern View all cases
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- DONALDSON, POSTMASTER GENERAL, v. READ MAGAZINE, INC. ET AL.. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/donaldson-postmaster-general-v-read-magazine-inc-et-al
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- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "DONALDSON, POSTMASTER GENERAL, v. READ MAGAZINE, INC. ET AL.." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/donaldson-postmaster-general-v-read-magazine-inc-et-al (accessed April 26, 2025).
- "DONALDSON, POSTMASTER GENERAL, v. READ MAGAZINE, INC. ET AL.." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 26 Apr. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/donaldson-postmaster-general-v-read-magazine-inc-et-al.